Aggresive Reef tank??

krunk

krunk

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I love aggresive fish, and i love reef's so i thought id mix the two. Now the fish i want arent coral munchers, but i want too know if they eat crabs/hermits/snails. the fish i want, i know they eat shrimp, but not sure if they eat crabs/hermits/snails. ANYWAYS, will these fish be good in a reef?
1. Snowflake eel
2. Dwarf lion
3. Blue Jaw Trigger
Just want everyones approval if these can go in reef tanks, without munching on corals, crabs, hermits, or snails.
 
sagxman

sagxman

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As for numbers 1 and 3 on your list I have no experience, but a friend of mine has a dwarf lion in his tank and has no problem at all. It has been doing very well for at least a year now. But NO SHRIMP. He loves that type of thing. He also recently made a nice meal out of a $5 damsel. So be careful.
 
rickster

rickster

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I had a snowflake and a porky puffer...."stupid me" puts in a coral banded shrimp....immediately lost his right claw to the puffer and scuttled straight into the eel's lair...who proceded to try and finish the job. Took me only about 1 minute to get the shrimp out and then I moved him into my 15 gallon at work. Everybody at work loved him and named him "Yummy"...they even wrote poems about the ordeal...:)
 
ryebread

ryebread

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The Blue Jaw is a fairly safe bet but, a Sargassum Trigger would be even more safe........or if you have the $500 for a Cross Hatch Trigger. :D
 
krunk

krunk

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alright, probaly wont get the bluejaw anyways, meh lfs never has them in stock. sargassums are redtails right?? i always get them mixed up. but these three fish wont harm snails/crabs/hermits will they??
 
ryebread

ryebread

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Sargassums are also known as Red Tails yes.
I also think that anyone who will give you a 100% garantee that those fish won't ever mess with snails/crabs/hermits is crazy. There is always a chance and all fish are different.
My Percula Clownfish eats more of the Seaweed Select than my Bristletooth Tang does.......never know what you will see next.
 
nm reef

nm reef

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My understanding is all of your wish list may damage your clean-up crew...snails/shrimp/crabs all might become part of the menu with eels/lions/triggers. Plus they are all sort of messy eaters which could contribute to water quality issues. Potential lack of clean-up crew members and potential for water problems would be more than enough to convince me to maintain a more "peaceful" species list.
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